Veteran Resume Translation · All Branches

Your Branch. Your Resume.

Every military branch has its own language, rank system, and acronyms — and civilian employers understand none of it. An Army SSG is not the same as a Navy IT2 is not the same as a Marine GySgt. Your resume needs to speak their language, not yours. After DD214 translates branch-specific military experience into civilian resume language — MOS to job title, rank to management scope, acronyms to plain English.

Choose your branch.

Frequently asked questions.

Which military branch is hardest to translate to a civilian resume?

Infantry and combat arms experience — regardless of branch — requires the most translation work. An 0311 Marine or 11B Army infantryman faces the biggest gap because the civilian job market has no direct equivalent to "engaged hostile forces." The translation focuses on leadership, discipline, high-stakes decision-making, and team management — all of which are genuinely valuable, but require explicit translation from military context. Special operations, intelligence, and technical specialties (cyber, medical, logistics) tend to translate more directly.

What's the most common resume mistake veterans make?

Listing military tasks instead of civilian-readable accomplishments. "Maintained weapons systems" means nothing to a hiring manager. "Ensured 100% weapons readiness for a 9-person team across 3 combat deployments" shows scope, responsibility, and results. The second most common mistake is leaving military acronyms untranslated — MOS codes, rank abbreviations, unit designators — without any civilian context. Civilian ATS systems and recruiters skip past resumes they can't parse.

How long does military resume translation take?

With After DD214, under two minutes. Upload your resume, select a target role, and the AI rewrites every bullet using civilian language — branch-aware, rank-aware, and ATS-optimized. Manual translation done well takes 4–8 hours if you know what you're doing, or a weekend if you don't. Professional resume writers charge $200–$500 and take 5–10 business days. We do it in the time it takes to make coffee.

Translate your military experience in minutes.

After DD214 reads your resume and rewrites every bullet in language civilian hiring managers understand. Free for verified veterans.